Open · F25AS00332 · CFDA 15.667 · Discretionary

F25AS00332 Highlands Conservation Act – Competitive Funding Round

Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$25K-$3.9M
Award range
Open
Status
7d
Days left
4
Expected awards

The verdict

F25AS00332 Highlands Conservation Act – Competitive Funding Round is an open discretionary opportunity from Fish and Wildlife Service, offering $25,000 -- $3,850,000 across 4 expected awards. Applications close in 7 days. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$25K-$3.9M
award range
Open
7 days left
4
expected awards
15.667
CFDA program

Tight application window

F25AS00332 Highlands Conservation Act – Compe… (F25AS00332) closes in 7 days on October 31, 2026. Award band $25,000 -- $3,850,000 across 4 expected awards. Fish and Wildlife Service lists 4,242 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Validate SAM.gov registration before drafting; amendments on Grants.gov can move the deadline.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

7 days left to apply

Posted May 19 → closes Oct 31, 2026

Urgent window
Posted May 19 Closes Oct 31

Est. Total Funding

$3,850,000

Expected Awards

4

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Highlands Conservation Act Program (HCA) is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in the protection of land and natural resources in the Highlands Region. HCA grants support land conservation projects in which a State, County, or Municipal entity acquires land or an interest in land from a willing seller to conserve resources of high conservation value.Governors of the four Highlands States may submit proposals for up to 50% of the total cost of land conservation projects in the Highlands Region.Funding appropriated under the HCA is typically divided into two separate categories – Base and Competitive. Eligible applicants may submit requests for the Competitive Funding Round in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. A separate Notice of Funding Opportunity will be posted for Base Funds. A project may not be proposed for funding in both funding opportunities.More information on the HCA program is available at www.fws.gov/program/highlands-conservation-act-grant

Public-sector applicant lane · Fish and Wildlife Service

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for F25AS00332 Highlands Conservation Act – Compe… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). 597 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (14% of 4,243).

Code 00
State governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Shelley DiBona Shelley_DiBona@ios.doi.gov

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What to do next

F25AS00332 Highlands Conservation Act – Compe… is open with $25,000 -- $3,850,000 awards and 7 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (F25AS00332) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 15.667 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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